Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hempfield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hempfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hempfield is located in Lancaster County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Hempfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hempfield:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Hempfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempfield, with the one closest to Hempfield listed first.
- Silver Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Mountville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ironville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Landisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Windom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wheatland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Washington Borough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Lancaster Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Junction is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- East Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Florin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Adams County
- East Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempfield, with the one closest to Hempfield listed first.
- Adamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Womelsdorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aetna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alleghenyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Robesonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wernersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Phoebe Berks Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Meckville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mohnton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempfield, with the one closest to Hempfield listed first.
- Atglen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Compass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Lenover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Honey Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parkesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Sadsburyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stottsville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stottsville
- Suplee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempfield, with the one closest to Hempfield listed first.
- New Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lemoyne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Camp Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wormleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- West Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Allenview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Enola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempfield, with the one closest to Hempfield listed first.
- Bachmanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Royalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hershey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hummelstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Highspire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Lawnton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Grantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marene Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Shellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempfield, with the one closest to Hempfield listed first.
- Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Burd Coleman Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Cornwall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Quentin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Johnstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Campbelltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schaefferstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempfield, with the one closest to Hempfield listed first.
- East Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Craley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Yorkana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Hallam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- New Bridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Bittersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Holtz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Stonybrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Goram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springvale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempfield, with the one closest to Hempfield listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Maryland Line
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Freeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stablersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Walker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eklo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Carroll County (MD)
- Young Mans Fancy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempfield, with the one closest to Hempfield listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rock Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempfield, with the one closest to Hempfield listed first.
- Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pylesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Street
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Dublin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Scarboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Shawsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Chestnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Poole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Conowingo Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hempfield, see our County-by-County Page for Hempfield.
Cemeteries Near Hempfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hempfield.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hempfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hempfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hempfield, with the one closest to Hempfield listed first.
- Concordia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ironville UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ironville UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironville.
- The Ironville UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ironville Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195100 <2>
- Habecker Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard
- The Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard
- The Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard has also been known as:
- John Mann Cemetery
- Rohrer Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328116 <2>
- Washington Boro Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kauffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wrightsville.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wrightsville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206172 <2>
- Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hempfield had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hempfield, with the one closest to Hempfield listed first.
- Silver Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Mountville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Farmdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Cordelia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cordelia is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Bamford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bamford is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Landisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salunga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salunga is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salunga
- Washington Borough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Rohrerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chickies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chickies is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickies
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wrightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Letort
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hempfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hempfield.
Newspapers Published in Hempfield ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 176 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hempfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hempfield, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hempfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hempfield:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hempfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hempfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |